Endodontics · single question
A tooth is tender to percussion and palpation. Which condition would NOT explain this finding?
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Correct answer: C. Gingival recession
- A. An apical abscess causes marked tenderness to percussion and palpation.
- B. Bruxism/occlusal trauma can make a tooth tender to percussion.
- C. Correct (the exception). Gingival recession is loss of marginal tissue exposing root surface — it causes sensitivity, not percussion/palpation pain.
- D. Symptomatic apical periodontitis is defined by percussion/palpation tenderness.